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"PARAFFIN-PLANT OPERATOR"
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Job Description:

  • 1) Operates filter presses to separate oil of paraffin distillate from paraffin wax: Installs filter plates, using handtools, and turns handwheel to adjust hydraulic ram pressure.

  • 2) Turns valve to regulate flow of chilled distillate into filter plates.

  • 3) Starts machine to activate hydraulic rams that squeeze oil from distillate as wax solidifies.

  • 4) Observes oil pressed from filter plates, and adjusts ram pressure to extract maximum amount of oil from wax.

  • 5) Scrapes accumulated wax from filter plates into spiral conveyor that carries it to melting pan.

  • 6) Turns valve to regulate flow of steam into melting pan to heat wax.

  • 7) Starts pump to return salvaged distillate from tank to filter press for reprocessing.

  • 8) May be designated according to phase of processing as Leak Operator, Paraffin Plant; Press Operator, Paraffin Plant.

 

 

 


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DOT:   541.682-010

Job Number: 7211